Transcript of "Jonathan Shull Use Creation of JPA's"

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Two Perspectives<br />Perspective 1: We are a JPA<br />History<br />Purpose<br />Programs<br />Governance<br />Perspective 2: We have JPAs as Members<br />Elements of Success<br />Elements of Difficulty<br />

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We are a JPA<br />Formed under Government Code Sections 6500 and 990 to jointly provide self-insurance, purchased insurance, and administrative services for our member agencies<br />

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History<br /><ul><li>Local government entity composed of and governed by its Members

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Created by the Contract Cities Association in the mid-1970s to provide liability coverage when the insurance industry abandoned local government

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Now 121 members throughout the state</li></li></ul><li>Purpose<br />A Risk Sharing Pool – Not an Insurance Company<br />A separate and distinct legal entity composed of public entity members that have joined together to finance an exposure, liability, or risk; coverage is priced by exposure and experience; motivated by reducing the cost of risk to public entities; goal is to improve value to members.<br />No Profit<br />No Shareholders<br />

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We have JPAs as Members<br />Elements of Difficulty<br />JPA might not be the best solution<br />Turf Wars!<br />Outdated Governing Documents<br />Weak Policies, Procedures, or Documentation<br />Lack of Authority to Act<br />Unfocused Management<br />Mission Creep<br />Failure to do what is “right”<br />